Match-box.



L. H. RHOADES.

MATCH BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED P51344, 1912.

@MQ/aow 5%@ LEWIS H. RHOADES, F ROSEBURG, OREGON.

MATCH-Box.

useful Improvements in Match-Boxes, of

which the following is a specication.

This invention rela-tes` to an improved match box adapted for use fordelivering.

matches singly and also for use as a match box to contain a number ofmatches in mass, the invention being also adapted for preserving matchesfrom dampness and moisture and being adapted to be readily carried inthe pocket and to be easily and readily operated.

he invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices, hereinafter Vdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings F igure l is a longitudinal sectionalcentral view of a match box constructed in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a plan View. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of thesame, on the plane indicated by the line ao of F ig. l. l

The body l of my improved match box is cylindrical in form, is made ofany suitable sheet metal or other suitable material, is closed at oneend as at 2 and is open at the other end, as at 3, and has a closure o-rcap 4 provided for the open end, the cap or closure and the bodyv of thematch box being' provided with coacting screw threads 5 to enable thecap or closure to be readily secured to the match box or removed there-0n the inner side of the body of the match box is a partition 5 whichextends annu larly around the match box on t-he inner side of the Wallthereof and is composed of a corrugated pla-te of sheet metal or othersuitable material, the corrugations of which form compartments 6 each ofWhich is adapted to receive a single match. The space Within thevpartition Wall forms a chamber 7 for the reception of a number ofmatches in mass so that the match box is adapted not `lonly t-o holdmatches singly but also to hold them grouped in a mass. The closedend`2-of the match box is provided With a series of annularly arrangedopenings 8 each of which communicates With one end of one of the singlematch receiving compartments 6. 0n the said end 2 of the match box is aclosure 9 which is centrally- Specicaton of Letters Patent. Applicationl'ea February i4, 1912. serial No.

Patented Dec. 3L1912. 677,428.

I pivoted thereon as at 10 so that the said closure is mounted forrotation on the closed end of the match box. This closure is providedWith an opening 1l at one side Which by turning the closure may beplaced in registry With any one of the openings 8 which communicate Withthe single match holding compartment 6 and thereby enable a match to bedelivered from any one of the said compartments as Will be understood toenable theclosure 9 to be readily turned, so as to dispose its opening11 in registration With any one of the openings 8, I form the saidclosure, which .is preferably made of spring sheet metal, With a' lip 12Which vis outturned therefrom and serves as a handle. The said closure,by reason of its being constructed of spring sheet metal, and by reasonof its being centrally pivotally mounted on the closed end 2 of thematch box, grips the said closed end 2 of the match box frictionally sothat it remains in any position from. turning casually and, hence, alsofrom casually opening any of the compartments 6. In order to place thematches in the match box, it is preferable to irst remove the cap orclosure 4 and the matches may then be placed readily in the match boxboth in the single match receiving compartment 6 and in the compartment`7. However, the matches can, if preferred, be placed in the single matchreceiving compartment 6 through the openings, by first appropriatelyturning the closure 9. f

Owing to the fact that the cap or closure 4.- is securely screwed to thebody -of the match box, the latter is rendered substantially Waterproofand, hence, the matches in the match box are prevented frombecominginjured b v Wet and moisture. Moreover, the matches may be singlyejected or delivered from the match box Without the necessity oftouching them until after they have been projected so ufar from thematch box that they may be grasped at a distance from the heads and,hence, a person even With Wet fingers, can readilyl obtain a. match fromthe match box and secure a light Without the risk of injuring preventingit from failing to ignite when struck.

My improved match box owill be found extremelv useful bypersons Who leadan outdoor life, hunters, campers, and trappers, soldiers and the likeand vfill also be .found in Which it may be placed and is preventedtheymatch by moisture and useful by persons Who Work in ofice and byprofessional men.

v While I have herein shown and described a preferred form of myinvention, I would have it understood that minor changes may be made inthe form, construction and oombination of the several parts Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my'invention.

I claim A cylindrical match box closed at one end, open at the oppositeend and having an outer Wall and an inner Wall, the latter being1corrugated longitudinally and its corrugations, in connection with theouter Wall, forming single match receiving compartments, the closed endof the box having openings each of whichl communicates With amai/ie oneof said compartments, and the space Within the said inner Wall forming acommon match receiving compartment; a removable closure on the ropen endof the match box and affording,r access to all of the match receivingcompartmcnts and a closure revolubly mounted on the closed end of theboX and having an opening Which may be moved into registry with anyofthe single match receiving' compartments.

In testimony whereof l aiiX my signature in presence of t-Wo Witnesses.A

L LEWlS H. RHOADES.

. Witnesses:

GEORGE JONES,

0. S. JACKSON,

